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New York: tourists are making a comeback! – 20 hour diary

In a fog that is not very spring-like, it is difficult to distinguish it. However, many of them want to see the Statue of Liberty, in a New York almost freed from health constraints and open again to tourists from all over the world since November, with many French people in particular. Even on a rainy day, New York’s main landmarks are once again teeming with people. For the year 2022, the city plans to welcome more than 500 thousand French people, and in all, 56 million visitors. That’s roughly 85% of the pre-pandemic level. But for these visitors, all these tourists, there may be a bad surprise, the bill. And for good reason, inflation is on average twice as high in the United States as in France. And in New York alone in March, prices rose another 6.1% year on year. Our journalists met two French families in this city. After a long day of sightseeing, they return by subway to their rented accommodation in Queens, forty minutes from the heart of Manhattan. With 9% inflation in one year, food in New York is a strain on tourists’ budgets. For example, in a supermarket, the two families went shopping for dinner and breakfast. They spent 38 dollars, or 36 euros, for ten articles. T F1 | Report A. Monnier, A. Ponsard.

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